Writing Conventions Vocabulary

Making proper nouns (specific names), beginning of sentences, the letter "I", months and titles start with a capital letter.

• punctuation

• capitalization

• revise

• edit

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Adding . , ! ? to make your writing more organized and clear.

• capitalization

• usage

• punctuation

• conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

To improve the way your writing sounds.

• Revise

• Edit

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

To change the structure of your writing.

• Revise

• Edit

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

ARMS: Add, remove, move, substitute words or sentences

• A strategy to help you revise your writing.

• A strategy to help you edit your writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CUPS: Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling

• A strategy to help you revise your writing.

• A strategy to help you edit your writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Matching nouns and verbs (for plurals or tense)

• punctuation

• capitalization

• usage

• conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Words used to join phrases or sentences (ex. and, but, so, however, since).

• conjunctions

• punctuation

• capitalization

• usage

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A sentence error missing either a subject (who) or predicate (action).

• complete sentence

• run-on sentence

• sentence fragment

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A sentence error where multiple sentences are combined without proper punctuation.

• complete sentence

• run-on sentence

• sentence fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D